Next week sees the launch of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer – a brand-new Hard Case Crime comic book series, based on an all-new Mike Hammer story, developed from a never-before-seen 1950s screenplay by original creator Mickey Spillane, and written by Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition, Quarry). Check out a preview of the first issue […]
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood adds Scoot McNairy
With Quentin Tarantino gearing up to begin production, Deadline is reporting that Scoot McNairy (Halt and Catch Fire, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) has become the latest addition to the cast of the hotly-anticipated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. McNairy is set to portray a cowboy called Business Bob Gilbert, a character in […]
Jamie Bell in talks to join Taron Egerton in Elton John film Rocketman
Variety is reporting that Jamie Bell (Jumper, Fantastic Four) is in talks to play famed songwriter and long time Elton John collaborator Bernie Taupin in the upcoming biopic Rocketman opposite Taron Egerton’s John. The film is being directed by Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle), with Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman: The Secret Service) producing through his Marv […]
David Ayer to reunite with Shia LaBeouf for crime thriller Tax Collector
Before he gets back into the director’s chair for Netflix’s Bright sequel, filmmaker David Ayer is set to reunite with his Fury star Shia LaBeouf on the crime thriller Tax Collector, Deadline has revealed. Plot details on Tax Collector are being kept under wraps, but it is said to harken back to Ayer’s earlier gritty […]
George Clooney to direct sci-fi thriller Echo
It looks like George Clooney is gearing up to get back behind the camera, as Deadline is reporting that he is in talks to direct the sci-fi film Echo for 20th Century Fox. Echo is being produced y Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps from a script by Christopher MacBride (The Conspiracy, The Education of Fredrick Fitzell). […]
Sony adds Silk to its Spider-Man spinoff slate
With Venom set for release in a few short months, Sony Pictures has announced a new project for its planned slate of Spider-Man spinoff movies, with producer Amy Pascal in early development on a Silk movie. Silk – a.k.a. the Korean-American Cindy Moon – was created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos and made her debut […]
ABC orders Roseanne spinoff The Conners without Roseanne Barr
Roseanne may have been axed following Roseanne Barr’s racist social media comments, but the original cast and crew are set to return to ABC – sans Barr – with the network giving the go ahead to a spinoff entitled The Conners. THR reports that the new show has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order, with the […]
The Merc for Money Masacre joins Marvel Contest of Champions
Kabam has announced that Masacre, one of Deadpool’s Mercs for Money group, has become the latest character to join the roster of the free-to-play fighting game Marvel Contest of Champions. Check out Masacre’s special moves video, bio and stats and abilities here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvdKxvDv3hA Deadpool once visited a church in Mexico, stopping to give confession. The […]
First look preview of Archie Meets Batman ’66 #1
The Dynamic Duo find themselves in Riverdale next month as Archie Comics and DC Entertainment launch the crossover series Archie Meets Batman ’66, and we’ve got a first look preview of the first issue for you here; take a look… Two iconic comic book characters meet up for the FIRST TIME in this historic crossover […]
Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter to head up Disney Animation and Pixar
With John Lasseter due to depart The Walt Disney Company at the end of the year in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, it has been announced that Jennifer Lee (Frozen, Zootopia) and Pete Docter (Up, Inside Out) are set to serve as Chief Creative Officers for Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios […]
